Network card going beserk!!

[Mike]

Hello,

I have Windows XP and I have just installed a Linksys
10/100 Ethernet adapter. It is not a managed adapter.

Everything installs without an issue and I can immediately
get on-line with my cable modem linked to this card.
However, the problem is that in the lower right hand
corner of my desktop, windows keeps telling me that
a "Network cable is unplugged" and then it connects
again. This repeats over and over on and off, on and off.

I never really lose my connection to the net because the
message will only pop up for a couple seconds at a time.
It is really annoying though. I have uninstalled and re-
installed my card in different PCI slots and my IRQ
doesn't register any conflicts with any other devides but
keep getting the same reults.

any ideas, thanks

 

[Lance]

If you are running XP Service Pack 2 and have a history of
spyware/adware infections, you may have a corrupt winsock and/or TCP/IP
stack.

Try some full scans with Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware to remove
current infections and then repair winsock using this:

<http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html>

This could break some legitimate network software (like Novell or Cisco
VPN), so be prepared for some uninstalls and re-installs.

Lance
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Mike said the following on 9/27/2004 5:39 AM:

 

[Mike]

I have checked for adware/spyware using the latest version
of Webroot's Spy Sweeper. It foundd unwanted files and I
removed them all. I have already done a winsock repair
once but I don't think I did it after I checked for
spyware so I will try it again.

Any other possibilities I could try if it doesn't work??

 

[Lance]

I'm not familiar with Spy Sweeper. Nevertheless I would still try to
scan using at least two different spyware/adware removing products. Once
I was certain all the bad stuff was gone, I'd reboot and check winsock
again.

Next, check with Linksys for the most recent driver for your card and
install or even re-install the driver.

Finally I'd reset the TCP/IP stack:

How to reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 299357
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;299357&Product=winxp>

After that, I'm out of ideas.

Lance
*****

Mike said the following on 9/27/2004 8:15 AM:

 

[Mike]

I'll try the TCP/IP stack idea. That's something I
haven't tried yet.

Thanks for the help